Hepatitis B Infection in Vanuatu: Age of Acquisition of Infection and Possible Routes of Transmission

Seroepidemiological studies of hepatitis B were carried out on diverse groups of children (477) and adults (629) from the Pacific Island country of Vanuatu. In children under 14 years, prevalences of HBsAg and of all markers were 6% and 53.3% respectively; in adults ≥ 20 years the prevalences were 1...

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